A new chapter in practical logistics Meet the expertise behind it
LogisticsToolkit

Expertise you can put into practice

Put logistics
know-how
to work.

Better decisions start with a clearer picture. Turn practical logistics experience into the next right step for your operation.

Explore the toolkit See a better move

By Gwynne Richards
Apprise Consulting · HowToLogistics

A fresh perspective on your operation FIG. 01
A clearer view of the warehouseAn original isometric warehouse illustration, with colour-coded storage racks and a highlighted route connecting Locations. YOUR WAREHOUSE. A NEW PERSPECTIVE. Clarity before you commitSee the reasoning behind a Move.
A practical next stepThe right SKU.
A better Location.
Insight ActionFrom experience to execution.
Built for people who make logistics work.Find your starting point

Practical expertise.
Thoughtful digital delivery.

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The practical toolkit

Big questions.
Practical starting points.

From warehouse performance to the cost of a journey. Explore the questions behind the wider toolkit, with a new digital product starting in Slotting.

The next decision starts here

A foundation of 100+ tools in the published Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit . A new way to put that thinking to work.

First digital product · In development

Less walking.
More picking.

What if the next improvement was already in your Order Lines? Slotting is being built to turn Pick Lines and Affinity into a Placement you can understand — and a Move List your team can carry out.

  1. 01

    Understand what moves

    See demand through Pick Lines and Affinity.

  2. 02

    See what could work better

    Explore Placement, walking and the Rules of your Site.

  3. 03

    Make the next Move

    Work within a Move Budget. Approve a practical Move List.

Help shape what comes next
SlottingA clearer view of the next Move
Interactive concept
Example warehouse
Current example PlacementIllustrative warehouse with four rows of Locations and a walking route. Use the Current and Proposed buttons to compare.START / FINISHExample scale: 10 diagram units = 1 metre
Higher Pick Lines Lower Pick Lines Available Location
Illustrative route distance141 metres

Could the busiest SKUs
be closer to the start?

See the example Move List
Illustrative Moves, not recommendations for a real Site
SKUFromTo
SKU A-104D-06A-02
SKU A-208C-05A-03
SKU B-312D-04B-02

Sample Moves explain the concept. They are not generated by a live Analysis.

Illustrative data and routes. This is a concept demonstration, not a customer result or the finished Slotting product.

PRACTICAL THINKING, IN PRINT & IN PRACTICEThe Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit, fourth edition, by Gwynne Richards and Susan Grinsted
Warehouse Management, fifth edition, by Gwynne Richards

From the books
to the working day.

The experience behind the tools

Built on experience.
Made for the floor.

Good logistics tools start with understanding how logistics actually works.

LogisticsToolkit is a product by Gwynne Richards of Apprise Consulting and HowToLogistics. It brings a practitioner’s perspective to the questions warehouse and supply chain teams face every day.

Gwynne is the author of Warehouse Management and co-author, with Susan Grinsted, of The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit. The new digital platform builds on that practical heritage.

Gwynne RichardsLogistics practitioner. Consultant. Author.
Meet the expertise

The right people, working together

Logistics expertise.
Digital craftsmanship.

Gwynne Richards, Apprise Consulting and HowToLogistics bring the operational thinking. Bluue and bluOps bring it to life as a considered digital experience.

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A few useful answers

Before you
get started.

Have a different question?
Let’s have a conversation

Which tools can I use today?

Existing resources are available at HowToLogistics. This page introduces the new digital LogisticsToolkit platform. Its first Product, Slotting, is in development; the interactive example above is a concept preview.

Who is LogisticsToolkit for?

Warehouse and supply chain teams, 3PLs and Consultants who want a practical starting point for improving an operation. The emphasis is on understandable methods and changes people can put into practice.

Will Slotting replace my stock system?

No. Slotting is being developed to work with files from your Source System. It helps you assess Placement and choose Moves; your Source System remains the record of where stock is.

Can I work with my existing data?

The Slotting Product is being designed around file Imports, including delimited text and spreadsheets. Order Lines, SKUs, Locations and Stock Positions provide the starting point. We can discuss your current files and working practices.

Let’s put it into practice

What would a better
working day look like?

Tell us about your operation. Let’s find a useful place to start.

Start a conversation Or contact Apprise Consulting online